Irish moths

Garden Rose Tortrix, Acleris variegana

Family: Tortricidae        Sub-family: Tortricinae

1048     *     Garden Rose Tortrix     *     Acleris variegana


Widespread, common
Wingspan: 14-18mm

Flight time: August-October
Very variable species

Food plant: Rose (Rosa) bushes, also other trees and shrubs



Garden Rose Tortrix, Acleris variegana

Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. September 2010

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